Sony 4-178-247-11(1) manual

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    ©2010 Sony Corporation 4-178-247- 11 (1) Operating Instructions BDV -E870 / E370 Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Theatr e System[...]

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    2 GB Do not inst all the applianc e in a confine d s pace, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet . To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ventilat ion o pening of th e apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains , etc. Do not place the naked fl ame sourc es such as lighted candles on the appar atus. To reduce the risk of fire or elec[...]

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    3 GB guaran tee matters plea se refer to the addresses given in separat e service or guar antee docume nts. Precautions This equipm ent has been tes ted and found to comp ly with the limi ts set out in the EMC Dire ctive using a connect ion cable shorter tha n 3 meters. (European and Ru ssian mode ls on ly) On power sources • The unit is not d is[...]

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    4 GB About Th ese Operat ing Instruct ions • The instructi ons in these Oper ating Inst ructio ns descri be the cont rols on t he remo te. Yo u can a lso use t he controls on the unit if they have the sa me or simila r names as those on the remote. • In this ma nual, “disc” is used as a ge neral re ference for BDs, DVDs, Super Audio CDs, or[...]

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    5 GB Tabl e of Co ntents About T hese Opera ting Inst ructi ons ....... 4 Unpackin g ............ .......... ............... .......... 6 Index to Parts and Cont rol ..... ........... ...... 8 Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the Syste m....... 13 Step 2: Co nnecting the Syste m... 19 Step 3: Performin g the Easy Setup ........ .................[...]

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    6 GB Unpacking BDV-E870 • Fro nt sp eakers ( 2) • Sur roun d speaker s (2) • C enter sp eake r (1) • Sub woo fer (1) • FM wire an tenna (aerial) (1) • Spe aker cor ds (3, blue/gr ay/ green) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Rem ote comm ander (rem ote) (1 ) • R6 (size AA) batteri es (2) • Calibrat ion mic (1) • Bases (2) • Scr ews [...]

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    7 GB BDV-E370 Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by ma tching the 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings inside the comp artment. • Fron t spea kers (2) • Surr ound s peake rs (2) • Cente r speaker (1) • Subw oofer (1) • FM wire antenn a (aerial) (1 ) • Spe aker cords (5 , white/ red/ blue/g ray/gree n) • Video[...]

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    8 GB Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to th e pages indica ted in pa renthe ses. A " / 1 (on/stan dby) Turns on the u nit, or sets i t to standby mode. B Play operation buttons Z (open/close) (page 29) Opens or c loses the d isc t ray. N (play) Start s or re-s tarts pl ayback ( resum e play). Plays a sl idesho w when [...]

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    9 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Displ ays the curre nt sound f ormat. B Lights up when outputting 1920 × 1080p/24 Hz video signals. C Lights up when outputting 720p/1080i/ 1080p video signals from the HDMI OUT jack or 720p/1080i vi deo signals from the COMPONENT V IDEO OUT jacks. D Lights up when the HDMI OUT jack is correc[...]

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    10 GB A (USB) port (page 30) B LAN (100) terminal (page 2 4) C COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (page 20) D VIDEO OU T jack (page 20) E HDMI OUT jack (page 20) F EZW-T100 slot (page 39) G AUDIO (AUDIO IN L/R) jacks (page 22) H A.CAL MIC jack (pages 25, 46) I ANTENNA (FM COAXIAL 75 Ω ) jack (page 23) J TV (DI GITAL IN OPTI CAL) jack (pa ge 21) K SAT/CABLE[...]

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    11 GB Num ber 5, , 2 +, and N butt ons ha ve a tac tile dot. Use the tact ile dot as a reference when op erating t he remo te. • : For TV opera tions (For details , see “Controlling Your TV with the Suppl ied Remote” (page 49).) A THEATRE (page 45) Switches to the optimum video mo de for watching mo vies automatically. ONE-TOUCH PLAY (page 45[...]

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    12 GB m / M (fast reverse/fast forward) Fast re vers e/fast f orwar d the disc during playback. Eac h time you press the button, searc h speed chang es. Activa tes slow -moti on play whe n presse d for mor e tha n one second in pause mod e. Plays one fr ame at a time wh en press ed in pause m ode. N (play) Start s or re-s tarts pl ayback ( resum e [...]

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    13 GB Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the Sy stem For the b est pos sible s urroun d soun d, place a ll spea kers at the sam e dist ance fr om the listeni ng pos ition ( A ). Th e dist ance c an be be tween 0. 0 to 7.0 mete rs. If you canno t plac e the c enter speak er and surrou nd sp eakers at the same dista nce as ( A ), plac e them within [...]

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    14 GB Getting Started To add the optional surround back speakers You ca n enjoy 7. 1 surro und sound by purc hasing the Wir eless Surroun d Speak er Kit (W AHT-S BP2, opti onal). The op tional produ ct li neup di ffers dependi ng on t he area . For the positi on of the surroun d back speaker s, refe r the il lustrat ion belo w ( C ). Note • To us[...]

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    15 GB Getting Started To disassemble the speaker (Front sp eakers of BDV-E870 only) 1 Disconnect the spea ker cords from th e speaker. 2 Remove the screw (pre-installed) at the rear of t he speaker. This scre w is used when r eassembling the speaker. Be sure not to lose th e screw. 3 Disassemble the speaker by lifting the upper p art of the speaker[...]

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    16 GB Getting Started 4 Pull out the speaker cord from the bottom of the lower part of the speaker. The r emoved speaker cord is used whe n insta lling the spea ker on a wall. 5 Remove the protection paper from the speaker-bottom cover, then attach the speaker- bottom cover to the bottom of the upper part of the speaker. Note • W h en removing th[...]

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    17 GB Getting Started To install the speakers on a w all Before instal ling the sp eaker s on a wa ll, connec t the sp eaker cord to th e speak er. Be sure to match the s peaker cord s to the app ropriate termin als on the s peakers: the speaker cord with the c olo r tub e to 3 , and the speaker c ord without the col or tube to # . 1 Prepare screws[...]

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    18 GB Getting Started 2 Fasten the screws to th e wall. 3 Hang the speakers on the s crews. For the o ther speakers 8 to 10 mm 8 to 10 mm 219 mm For the cen ter speaker BDV-E370 8 to 10 m m 219 mm For the center speaker For the s urround speak ers 8 to 10 mm BDV-E870 304 mm For the f ront speakers 8 to 10 mm 5 mm 10 mm Hole on th e back of the spea[...]

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    19 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting the Syste m For conn ecting the sy stem, read the information on the following pa ges. Do not con nect the AC power cord (mains lead) of the unit to a wall outlet (main s) until all the other connect ions ar e made. Note • When you conn ect another component with a vol ume contr ol, turn down the vo lume [...]

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    20 GB Getting Started This conn ectio n sends a vide o signal to the TV. Depe nding on the jacks on y our TV, se lect the co nnecti on met hod. * The HDMI cable is supplied with Sing apore, Thai, and Taiwa n models only. Method 1: HDMI cable ( A ) connection If your TV has an HDMI jack , connec t to the TV with an HD MI cable. Picture qu ality w il[...]

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    21 GB Getting Started This connection sends an audio signal to the unit from the TV. To listen to TV sound via the system, perfo rm this connec tion. With a di gital audio con nection, the sy stem receives a Do lby Digital multip lex broadcast signal and you can enj oy mul tiplex br oadcas t sound. Note • When you connec t the TV and the unit wit[...]

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    22 GB Getting Started When yo u connect the syst em and oth er compone nts to th e TV, vide o signal s from the sy stem and t he comp onents ar e sent to the TV, and audio si gnals f rom th e compon ents ar e sent t o the sy stem as follows. You ca n enjoy co nnecte d com ponents via the system’ s speake rs. • VCR or digit al satellite receiver[...]

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    23 GB Getting Started To connect the antenna (aerial) Note • Be su re to fully ext end the FM wire an tenna (ae rial). • After con necting the FM wir e antenna (a erial), keep it as horizontal as possible. Ti p • If you have poor FM r eception, use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not suppli ed) to connect the unit to an outdoo r FM antenna ( aerial) [...]

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    24 GB Getting Started Wired Setup Use a LAN cabl e to connect to th e LAN ( 100) terminal o n the unit. USB Wireless Setup Use a wireless LAN via t he USB W ireless LAN Adap ter (Son y UWA- BR100* only) (n ot suppl ied). The USB Wireles s LAN Ad apter ma y not be avail able i n som e re gions/ countr ies. * As of January 2010. Turn the unit of f be[...]

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    25 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Perf orming the Easy Setu p Before performing Step 3 Make su re all co nnect ions ar e secur e, and the n conne ct the AC power cord (m ains lead ). Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for usin g the system. Displa yed item s var y depe nding o n the coun try model. Note • To use the optiona l sur[...]

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    26 GB Getting Started 5 Perform the [Easy Setup]. Follow th e on-screen instructions to make the basic settings using C / X / x / c , and . For detail s about [Auto Ca libration] settings in [Easy Setup ], see “Calibra ting the Appropriate Settings Aut omatically” (page 4 6). To recall the Easy Setup Display 1 Press HOM E. The hom e menu ap pea[...]

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    27 GB Getting Started Step 5: En joying Surr ound Sound After pe rform ing th e previ ous Step s and st arting playba ck, you can ea sily enjo y surro und so und. Y ou can als o sele ct pre -progr amme d surr ound set tings t hat ar e tailor ed to differen t kind s of sound s ources . They bri ng the exc iting and powerf ul sound of movie t heater [...]

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    28 GB Getting Started Note • When you s elect “A. F.D. MULTI ,” dependi ng on the disc or sourc e, the b eginning of the sound may be cut off while the optim um mode is autom atically sele cted. To avoid cu tting the sound, se lect “A.F.D . STD.” • W h en bilingual broa dcast sound is inp ut, “PRO LOGIC” and “PLII MOVIE” are not[...]

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    Pl ayb a ck 29 GB Playing a Disc For play able dis cs, see “Pl ayab le Disc s” (page 65). 1 Switch the input sele ctor on your TV so that the signal from the system appears on your TV screen. 2 Press Z , and place a disc on the d isc tray. 3 Press Z to close the disc tray. appea rs on th e home m enu and playba ck starts . If playback does not [...]

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    30 GB Playing from a USB Device You c an pla y video/ music/ photo files on the connec ted USB device. For pla yable ty pes of fi les, see “P laya ble Types of Fi les” ( page 66) . 1 Connect the USB device to the (USB) port on the unit. Refer to the operating instr uctions of the USB dev ice befor e connecti ng. 2 Press C / c to select [Video],[...]

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    Pl ayb a ck 31 GB To operate the iPod using the remote You ca n operat e the iPod us ing the but tons on the remote. The following tabl e shows an exam ple of butt ons that can be used. Note • The iPod is cha rged when connecte d to the system while the sys tem is turned on . • You cannot t ransfer songs onto the iP od. • Sony cannot a ccept [...]

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    32 GB Available Options Vari ous set tings and p layb ack opera tions are avai lable by pre ssing O PTIONS. The av aila ble items differ depen ding on t he situ ation. Common options [Video] only [Music] only Items Det ails [Playba ck Hi story] D isplays titl es/trac ks in the playback hi story of a BD-ROM/DVD-ROM/ CD-DA (music CD) using Gracenote [...]

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    Pl ayb a ck 33 GB [Photo] only When the sound d oes not mat ch the pict ures on the TV scree n, you can adj ust the delay between the pic ture and so und. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “A/V SYNC” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to ad just the del ay between the pi cture an d sound. You c[...]

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    34 GB Selec ting the Ef fect to Suit the So urce You can select a sui table sou nd mod e for movi es or mu sic. Press SOUND M ODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display. • “AUTO” : The syst em selects “MOVIE” or “MU SIC” aut omatica lly to prod uce th e sound effec t depend ing on the disc[...]

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    Sound Adjustm ent 35 GB displayed t wo or more times, t he BD/DVD VIDEO is reco rded in multiple a udio formats. x DVD -VR The type s of sou nd trac ks reco rded on a d isc are displa yed. Example: • [ S tereo] • [ St ereo ( Audio 1)] • [ St ereo ( Audio 2)] •[ M a i n ] •[ S u b ] • [ Main/Sub] Note • [ Stereo (Audio 1)] and [ Stereo[...]

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    36 GB 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “NIGHT MODE” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select a setting. • “NIGHT ON”: On. • “NIGHT OFF ”: Off. 4 Press SY STEM MENU. The syst em m enu t urn s off. Note • When sound is ou tput from the ce nter s peaker, t his effect is m ore pro nounced, as speech [...]

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    T uner 37 GB Listening to the Radio You ca n enjoy radi o sound wit h the system ’s speak ers. 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Select the radio st ation. Automatic tuning Press a nd hold TUNING +/– unti l the auto sca nning st arts. [Aut o Tuning ] appear s on the TV scre en. Scann ing sto[...]

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    38 GB 5 Press X / x to select the preset number you want. Ti p • You can select the pr eset number dire ctly by pressing the nu mber b uttons. 6 Press . “COMP LETE” appe ars in the f ront panel display , and the station i s stored. 7 Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to store other stations. 8 Press SY STEM MENU. The syste m m enu t urn s off. To change th[...]

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    External A udio De vice 39 GB Using an S-AIR Product When you purchas e the S-AI R product, you need to p erform the foll owing settings to activat e wireless tra nsmission. About S-AIR products There are tw o types of S-AIR pro duct. • S-AIR main u nit (this unit) : This is fo r tran smitti ng sou nd. You can us e up to three S-AIR m ain units. [...]

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    40 GB 3 Make sure to use the same screws to secure the wireless t ransmitter. Note • Do not use other sc rews to fasten the wir eless trans mitte r. To insert the wireless transceiver into the S-AIR sub unit For details on installin g the wireless tr ansceiver into the S-AIR sub unit, such as a surround ampl ifier o r S-A IR re ceiver , see the o[...]

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    External A udio De vice 41 GB You ca n enjoy th e sys tem’s soun d in anoth er room by using the S- AIR recei ver. 1 Press HOME. The ho me menu appe ars on the TV sc reen. 2 Press C / c to select [Setup]. 3 Press X / x to selec t [System Set tings], then press . 4 Press X / x to selec t [S-AIR S ettings], then press . The [S-AIR Settin gs] disp l[...]

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    42 GB When us ing S-AI R product s, neigh bors may also receive your sys tem’s so und if IDs are the same , or y ou may receiv e sou nd from neig hbors. To prevent this , you can identify the unit with a speci fic S-AIR su b unit by per formin g the pair ing oper ation . Whe n you perf orm pa iring, w ireless transmissi on is activate d between t[...]

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    External A udio De vice 43 GB •[ A u t o ] : Normally select this. The syste m change s [RF Chang e] to [On] or [Off] automatical ly. • [On ]: The sy stem transm its so und by searchi ng for the better channel for tran sm ittin g. • [Off] : The syste m transmi ts sound by fixin g the chan nel for transmi tting. 7 Press . The setti ng is made.[...]

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    44 GB Using the Contro l for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availa ble on TV s with the “BRAVIA” Sync function. By conn ecting Sony compone nts th at are compatibl e with the Control for HDMI functi on with an HDM I cable, op eratio n is simp lified as belo w: – Syste m Power Off (page 45) – One- Touch Play (pag e 45[...]

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    Other Operati ons 45 GB 6 Press X / x to selec t the setting, then press . •[ O n ] : On. • [Off]: Of f. (System Power Off ) When yo u turn the TV off by usin g the POWER button on th e TV’s remote or TV " / 1 on th e system ’s remo te, the syst em t urns off automatica lly. Note • Thi s function de pends on the settin gs of your TV.[...]

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    46 GB compatible with the Audio Return Channel funct ion. Yo u can enjo y TV sound via the system b y using just one HDMI cable. F or details, see [Audio Retur n Channel] (page 54) . (Remote Ea sy Control ) You ca n contro l the bas ic func tions of the system v ia the TV remote when t he system’ s video o utpu t is disp layed on the TV screen. F[...]

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    Other Operati ons 47 GB location, such as another room , proper measure men t will no t be obtaine d. • When you use the W ireless Surrou nd Speaker Kit (WAHT-SB P2, optional) for the surround back spea kers (page 14), instal l the speak ers in appropriat e location and turn the surround amplifie r on. To use the surr ound back speakers, set [S u[...]

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    48 GB The speakers in the ill ustration correspond to the following: 1 Center sp eaker 2 Front left speaker (L) 3 Front r ight spea ker (R) 4 Subwoof er 5 Surroun d left spe aker (L) 6 Surroun d right speaker (R ) 7 Surround ba ck left speaker (L) (optional) 8 Surroun d back right spe aker (R) (opti onal) [Front Le ft/Rig ht] 3.0 m : Set the front [...]

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    Other Operati ons 49 GB Using the Slee p Timer You ca n set the sys tem to turn off at a preset time, so you can fall a sleep listenin g to music. The time can be preset in interva ls of 10 minutes. Press SLEEP. Each time you press SLEEP, the minutes di splay (the remain ing time) changes by 10 minutes. When you set th e sleep timer, “SLEEP” fl[...]

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    50 GB Using the Setu p Display You ca n make variou s adjus tments o f item s such as pictur e and sou nd. Selec t (Setup ) on th e home m enu wh en you need to change the set tings of th e system . The defa ult sett ings ar e underlin ed. Note • Playback se ttings store d in the disc take priority over the Setup Displ ay sett ings and n ot all t[...]

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    Settings and Adjustments 51 GB [Screen Se ttings] x [TV Type] [16:9] : Select this when connectin g to a wide- scr een TV or a TV w ith a w ide-mod e funct ion. [4:3 ]: Se lec t this whe n co nne cti ng to a 4:3 screen TV without a wide-mode function. x [Screen Format] [Origi nal] : Select this when c onnecting to a TV with a wid e-mod e func tion.[...]

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    52 GB [Audio Settings] x [BD Audio MIX Setting] [On]: Outputs the audio ob taine d by mix ing the interac tive au dio and se cond ary audi o to the primar y audio. [Off] : Outputs the primary audio only. Selec t this when o utputting HD audio signals to an AV recei ver. x [Audio DRC] You ca n compr ess the d ynamic r ange of th e sound t rack. [Aut[...]

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    Settings and Adjustments 53 GB Ente r the code f or your la nguage b y referri ng to “Lang uage Co de List” (page 70). x [Subtit le] You can select the defa ult subtitle language for BD-ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. When y ou s elect [ Select Langu age C ode], t he displa y for enter ing the languag e code a ppears. Ente r the code f or your la nguage b [...]

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    54 GB [System Settings] You c an make th e syst em-relat ed sett ings. x [OSD] You c an sel ect yo ur lang uage f or the syste m on- scree n displa ys. x [S-AIR Se ttings] Yo u can se t u p the S -AI R se tting s. F or det ail s, see “Usi ng an S-A IR Product ” (page 3 9). [ID]: You can set the I D of the syst em. [Pairi ng]: You c an pair the [...]

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    Settings and Adjustments 55 GB x [Grac enote Settings] [Aut o] : Automatica lly downloads disc inf ormati on when you stop pl ayback of the d isc. To down load, the sy stem must be connecte d to the netw ork. [Manua l]: D ownlo ads dis c info rmat ion whe n you sele ct [Pla yback History] or [Info rmatio n Display] in the options menu. x [Div X ® [...]

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    56 GB Precau tion s On safety • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do no t place obje cts filled with liqu ids, such as vas es, on the system, or place the system n ear water, su ch as near a bathtub or shower room. Sho uld any solid obj ect or liquid fa ll into the cabine t, unplug the syst em and have it checked by quali fied personne l before op[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 57 GB On moving the system • Before moving the system, make sure that there is no disc inserted, and remove the AC power cord (mains lead) from the wall outle t (mains). Notes ab out the Discs On handling discs • To keep the dis c clean, handle the disc by its edge . Do not touch the su rface. • D o not stick paper or[...]

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    58 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of th e following diffi culties while us ing the system, use this troublesho oting guide to h elp remedy the problem before requesting r epairs. Shoul d any problem per sist, consult y our neares t Son y de aler. Note that if ser vice pe rsonnel chan ges som e parts during r epair, th ese pa rts may be [...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 59 GB Sound Video signa ls are only output from the HDMI OUT jack when connecting the HDMI OUT jack and other video outp ut jacks at the same tim e. • Set [Output Video Format] in [Sc reen Settin gs] to [Componen t Video] (page 51) . The dark ar ea of the picture i s too dark/the b right area is too bright or unnatur al. [...]

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    60 GB Operation There is no digita l sound from the HDMI OUT jack when using the Aud io Retu rn Channe l function. • S et [Control for HDMI] in [HDMI Set tings] of [Syst em Settings] to [On] (page 54) . Also, set [Au dio Ret urn Chann el] in [HDM I Setti ngs] of [Syste m Settings] to [Auto] (pag e 54). • Make sure tha t your TV is c ompatib le [...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 61 GB The disc does not pl ay. • You are attempti ng to play a disc with a form at that cannot be pla yed back by this sy stem (page 65) . • The region code on the BD/DVD does not match the system . • Moisture has condensed inside the unit an d may cause damage to the lenses. Remov e the disc and lea ve the unit turne[...]

  • Page 62

    62 GB USB device The Control fo r HDMI function does no t work. • S et [Control for HDMI] in [HDMI Set tings] of [Syst em Settings] to [On] (page 54). • Make sur e that t he conn ected c omponent is com patible wi th th e [Control for HDMI] function. • Check the connected com ponent’s se tting for the Cont rol for HDMI functi on. Refer to t[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 63 GB S-AIR BRAVIA Internet Video Network connection Symptom Probl ems and so lution s There is no sound fro m the S-AIR sub unit, noise is heard from the S -AIR su b unit, or sound from the S- AIR sub un it skips. • If you use another S -AIR m ain unit, pl ace it more than 8 meter s away f rom the unit. • Place th e S-[...]

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    64 GB Other Symptom Problem s and soluti ons “Exxxx” appears i n the front panel displa y. • Cont act your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony s ervice facilit y and give the error co de. appears with out any messages on the entire scree n. • Contact your nearest S ony dealer or loca l authorized S ony service fac ility.[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 65 GB Playable Disc s 1) Since the B lu-ray Disc s pecification s are new an d evolving, som e discs may not be playabl e depending on the disc ty pe and the version . Also, the audio output di ffers de pending o n the s ource, con nected output jack , and selected au dio setting s. 2) BD-RE: Ver.2.1 BD-R: Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3[...]

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    66 GB Playable Types o f Files Video Music Photo 1) The system does not play files encode d with DRM. 2) ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digital video format cr eated by DivX, Inc. Th is is an official DivX Certifie d device that plays Di vX video. V isit www.divx.com for more informat ion and software tools t o convert your fi les into DivX vid eo.[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 67 GB Suppor ted Audio For mats Audi o format s suppor ted by this sy stem are as foll ows. a : Sup ported fo rmat. –: Unsupported f ormat. Video Output Resolution Output re solution di ffers dependin g on the [Outp ut Video Format] se tting in [S creen Setting s] (page 51). * Protected content s on DVDs are output at 480[...]

  • Page 68

    68 GB Specifica tions Amplifier Sec tion BDV-E870: POWER OUTPUT (rated) Front L/Front R: 108 W + 108 W (at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD) POWER OUTPUT (reference) Front L/ Front R/Ce nter/Surr ound L/Surrou nd R: 167 W (per channel at 3 ohms, 1 kHz) Subwoofer: 165 W (at 3 oh ms, 80 Hz) BDV-E370: POWER OUTPUT (rated) Front L/Front R : 10 8 W + 108 W (at 3 o[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 69 GB Dimension s (approx.) 430 mm × 85 mm × 335 mm (w /h/d) incl. projectin g part s Mass (approx. ) 4.8 kg Design and specific ations are subj ect to change without notic e. • Standby power consumption 0.3 W . • Hal ogen ated flam e ret ard ants ar e not used in the certain printe d wiring boar ds. • Over 85% powe[...]

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    70 GB Language Cod e List The lang uage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Code Lang uag e Co de La nguage Code Lang uage Code L angua ge 1027 Afar 1028 Abkh azian 1032 Afr ikaans 1039 Amh aric 1044 Ara bic 1045 Assa mese 1051 Aym ara 1052 Azer baijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelo russian 1059 Bulg arian 1060 Biha ri 1061 Bisla[...]

  • Page 71

    Additio nal Informat ion 71 GB Glossary AVCHD The AV CHD form at is a hi gh-d efini tion digita l video ca mera form at used to reco rd SD (stand ard defi nition) or HD (hi gh defi nition) signal s of either the 1080 i speci ficatio n* or the 720p spe cification** on DVDs, using efficie nt data com press ion coding tech nology. The MPEG-4 AVC/ H.26[...]

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    72 GB Dolby P ro Logic II Dolby P ro Logic II creates fi ve full -bandwidth outp ut channe ls from 2 ch annel sour ces. Thi s is done using a n adva nced, high-p urity m atrix surro und decoder that extr acts th e sp atial properties of the origin al recording with out adding any new sound s or tonal co lorat ions. x Movie mode The Mov ie mode is f[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 73 GB Pop-up menu An enha nced me nu operat ion ava ilable on BD- ROMs. Th e pop-up me nu appear s when POP UP/MEN U is p ressed during playba ck, an d can be operat ed whi le play back is in pr ogre ss. Progre ssive format (seq uenti al scanni ng) In contra st to the Interlace format, the progres sive for mat ca n repro du[...]

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    74 GB Index Numerics 24p True Cinema 73 A A/V SYNC 33 Attenuate - A UDI O 52 Audi o 52 Audio DRC 52 Audio O utput 52 Audio R eturn C hannel 54 Audio Se ttings 52 Auto Cal ibratio n 46, 52 Auto Display 5 4 Auto Stan dby 5 4 A VCHD 71 B BD Audi o MIX Setting 52 BD Da ta Sto rage Op tions 53 BD Hybrid D isc Playback Layer 53 BD In ternet C onnecti on [...]

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    75 GB Super Audio CD Playback Layer 53 Surround a mplifier 39 System Info rmation 55 SYSTEM MENU 27 , 33, 35, 36 T T est T one 48 TV T ype 51 U Update 50 USB 30 W WEP 2 4 WP A 2-PSK (AES) 24 WP A 2-PSK (TKIP) 24 WP A -PSK (AES) 24 WP A -PSK (TKIP) 24[...]

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    The software of this system may be updated in the future. To f ind out details on any available updates, please vis it the following URL. For customers in Europe and R ussia: http://support.sony- europe.com/ For customers in Asia and A ustralia: http://www.sony-asia.com /support (1) Printed in Malaysia[...]